VECTROID

Vectroids: A strategy game for a the new decade.

Description

A strategy game ported to the MSX computers.

Instructions

Send

Press send to send the vectroids. The goal is to kill them all before they reach the end of the path.

Auto

Press auto to automatically send new vectroids every level

Towers

Place towers alongside the path to attack the vectroids.

Green towers give bonus damage to green vectroids, but give reduced damage to red vectroids. Red towers give bonus damage to red vectroids, but give reduced damage to green vectroids. Purple towers give bonus damage to purple vectroids, but give reduced damage to blue vectroids. Blue towers give bonus damage to blue vectroids, but give reduced damage to purple vectroids.

Towers in play can be sold for 80% of their value. Towers in play can be upgraded for 50% of their initial purchase cost. when upgraded Their range and damage increases.

Bank

your current money. gain money by killing vectroids

Interest

Starting from level 2 you gain interest over the money you have in the bank when you send in a new wave of vectroids.

Example: your interest is 5% -> you have $1000 -> you press send -> you gain $50

With this said is it always better to first send the vectroids to collect interest, and only then start building towers.

Next

In the rightbottom of the screen you see which vectroids will come next, their hp and how much money you gain when killing them.

Bonus

When gaining a bonus you unlock 3 special towers:

  • power booster: place this near your towers to boost their damage by 25%
  • range booster: place this near your towers to boost their range by 25%
  • interest booster: increase your interest by 5%

At the end of each world you take 1/8 of your total worth to the next world.

Your total worth is you current money + value of all your towers.

Files
Package
Individual files
Default install directory
A:\VECTROID
Build files
Build script
mkdir -p package/
unzip vectroids.zip
mv 'vectroids/Vectroids Manual.txt' package/README.TXT
mv vectroids/vectroids.rom package/VECTROID.ROM
cat > package/VECTROID.BAT << EOF
REM Look for SROM.COM in default dir
IFF EXIST %_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM
  %_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM VECTROID.ROM
ELSE
  REM Try to run it from path
  IFF EXIST SROM.COM
    SROM.COM VECTROID.ROM
  ELSE
    echo "SROM.COM not found. Install it with: 'HUB install SOFAROM'"
    exit 1
  ENDIFF
ENDIFF
EOF
unix2dos package/VECTROID.BAT
unix2dos package/README.TXT
  • 1.0-1 2020-01-03
    • First release
Details
Category
Games
Author
norakomi
Packager
Carles Amigó (fr3nd)
License
 Unknown
Url
 https://www.msx.org/downloads/vectroids
Install instructions
hub install VECTROID